Clarion 2006-02-16 Vol. 81 No. 15

              THE   BETHEL   UNIVERSITY
Thursday, February 16, 2006
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Volume 81 • Number 15
'First Lady of Civil Rights' passed away
Thousands honor her life and the legacy she left
By Christina Pajak
'Coretia Scon King, the
wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., passed away
on Jan. 30 due to ovarian cancer
and the after effects of a stroke.
After carrying on her husband's
legacy for almost forty years
since his death, King died at the
age of 78.
An estimated 10,000 people
attended the six-hour funeral al
New Birth Missionary Bapiist
Church in Georgia, where her
daughter Bernice gave the eulogy. Some of the speakers and
musicians who paid tribute to
her were President Bush; Former Presidents Clinton, Carter,
and Bush Sr.; Rev. Jesse Jackson;
poet Maya Angelou; and Stevie
Wonder.
During the national broadcast of the funeral, President
Bush said, "Coretta Scott King
nol only secured her husband's
legacy. She built her own." Former President Clinton urged the
crowd to remember King was
not jusl an icon, but a human
being; and Sen. Hillary Clinton
reminded the crowd that the responsibility to lake up her burden belongs to all of us.
Coretta Scott King was
bom on April 27, 1927 in Hei-
bcrger,   Ala.   While   studying
concert singing at the New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston, she met Martin Luther
King Jr. They married on June
18, 1953, moved to Alabama,
and were soon caughi up in ihe
modern civil rights movement.
Sometimes called the "first lady
of the civil rights movement",
King knew that when she married Martin Luther King Jr. she
was not only marrying a man,
but lhat she was marrying "a
vision and a destiny." Professor
William Johnson of the political science department at Belhel
said that her role as a wife was
one of the many great things she
did. "Just being there for him,
and giving her husband the
support and encouragement he
needed was a greal thing."
When her husband was assassinated in 1968, King did not
let it slow her down. About four
days afler the tragic event, she
marched with the same group
of striking sanitation workers
in Memphis that Dr. King had
been supporting when he was
killed there. Around lhaL same
time she began to outline her
vision for The Martin Luther
King Jr. Center for Nonviolent
and Social Change, which she
hoped would serve as a living-
memorial to her husband and
continue his vision. In 1981,
the multimillion-dollar center
opened, housing his tomb and
helping to spread Dr, King's philosophy and visions. Professor
Cuniss DeYoung, associate professor for reconciliation studies, feels that the center is one
of the effective works she did
to help build a bridge between
the races. He also hopes that her
death can remind us all of the
"commitment needed to reach
reconciliation."
Coretta Scott King also
campaigned to have a national
holiday designated for her husband. In 1986, Jan. 15 was officially recognized as Martin Luther KingJr Day. Only two olher
Americans have had the honor
of a national holiday-—George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln—which is now paid tribute ihrough Presidents Day.
Anti-Val gave students a whole new
perspective on Valentine's Day
Student Life seeks
new means to
engage student
leaders
By David M. Miller
It is hard for a student to
miss all of the leadership opportunities and events going
on at Bethel this spring. So il
is no surprise that Student Life
has launched a new way for
sludents to sharpen their leadership skills and communicate
with olher student leaders. But
what is surprising is the type of
opportunity that Student Life
has created for student leaders:
a leadership blog with all the
bells and whistles.
But why the addition to
Bethel's already heavily stacked
leadership lineup? "Students
are always on Facebook or
MySpace," said Nathan Freeburg, associate director for leadership development and new
student orientation in Student
Life, and the blog's architect.
"Siudenis cling to cyber media. And I'd been wanting to do
something more with the leadership stuff that we do."
With part of the equation
vision and the other part tech-
"Stuclents often
think of a leader
as one particular
type of person,
usually an RA or
BSA person. But
we have student
leaders in all sorts
of different places
at Bethel."
-Nathan Freeburg
nology, the calculus produced
Bethel's first interactive leadership blog. The blog provides a
place where student leaders can
dialog, propose questions and
share stories, - comments, and
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Westlund to replace
Bjorklund as head
basketball coach
By Tom Sveen
This Saturday will be Bob
Bjorklund's lasi time coaching al
the Robertson Center.
The official announcement
came Monday that Associate
Head Coach Jeff Wesilund will
replace Bjorklund as as head
coach at the conclusion of the
season.
The change will allow
Bjorklund, who was named
Bethel's Athletic Director in lhe
spring of 2004, to focus on the
position full-time.
In his nine seasons as head
coach, Bjorklund has posted a
record of 144-87 and his teams
have made the playoffs in each
of the last seven seasons.
Westlund, who has coached
at Valley City State University in
Valley City, N.D., and ai Grinnell College in Iowa, has been
an assisting Bethel Basketball
since 1994.
In addition to head coaching resonsibilities, Westlund
will continue in his role as director of athletic development.
24 Hours To Impact
Men learn to live intentionally for God
By Mary Sample
24 Hours To Impact, a con-'
ference encouraging men io live
iheir lives intentionally for God,
will be held at Bethel University
on Feb. 17 starling at 5 p.m.
24 Hours To Impact is set
up by Boldpath Life Strategies and sponsored by Promise Keepers, Minnesota Baptisl
Conference, EFCA, and Belhel
University. The speaker Leary
Gales stated that this program is
geared toward "men at all stages
of life."
He went on to say that
"men who will benefit are those
who are serious about following
God" and learning how to go
about it.
Gates explained that ihere
will be three themes: "learning
about their meaning—who ihey
are in Christ; motivation—what
causes them to move; and relationships."
The main issue is "to help
men to specifically ihink aboul
how   they   are   going  to   live
[their] lives," and how "life is
intentional not accidental."
The night will be filled with
worship led by Tim Lemmens,
scriptural reading, leaching,
and learning together with other
men. Il is a lime for men io get
iheir focus sel on God, and to be
encouraged in that process.
While this is a conference
directed towards men of all
ages and different stages of their
lives. Gates said lhal it is very
beneficial to college students.
He stated, "If 1 was a student
1 would feel overwhelmed...so
this is an opportunity for students to take a day away with
the Lord.,..There is one on one
lime with God and the opportunity to talk in small groups with
other men."
There is the chance for men
of all ages to learn by "rubbing
elbows with guys who mighi be
on the walk farther along."
He summarized il saying
lhat it is a "structured day away
with God io think aboul your
life with Him."
It is beneficial to register
as soon as possible because the
week prior to the conference
emails will be sent out preparing the men to begin to focus for
this night, but it is possible to
register up until the day
The cost for studenis is S35
and there are a limited amount
of scholarships for Belhel Sludents to this event.
For more information aboul
registration call 651-398-5522
or view www.24Hourstoimpact.
com for further details. There is
a three minute video with testimony on this site .which gives a
"quick peak" into what will be
occurring on Feb. 17 and 18.
24 Hours to Impact is the
opportunity for men to grow
closer in their walk with God
and to learn how to live their
lives more intentionally.
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